The Chicago White Sox head to Progressive Field on Sunday, June 11, 2017 to take on the Cleveland Indians. The expected starting pitchers are Jose Quintana for the White Sox and Carlos Carrasco for the Indians.

The odds for this matchup have Chicago at +178 and Cleveland at -190. The White Sox have a 29-27-3 over/under mark and a 31-28-0 run line record. The Indians are 21-37-0 against the run line and have a 22-33-3 over/under record.

The White Sox have a 25-34 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Jose Quintana has a 2-7 record with an earned run average of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.41. He has 71 strikeouts over his 69.2 innings pitched and he's given up 70 hits. He allows 9 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 4.2. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.45 and they have given up 145 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .207 against the bullpen and they've struck out 207 hitters and walked 72 batters. As a team, Chicago allows 8.3 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.8 batters per nine innings. They are 17th in the league in team earned run average at 4.29. The White Sox pitchers collectively have given up 475 base hits and 246 earned runs. They have allowed 78 home runs this season, ranking them 8th in the league. Chicago as a pitching staff has walked 206 batters and struck out 450. They have walked 3.6 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.8 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.32 and their FIP as a unit is 4.61.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team Chicago is hitting .254, good for 11th in the league. The White Sox hold a .406 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .312, which is good for 24th in baseball. They rank 13th in MLB with 8.7 hits per game. Avisail Garcia is hitting .329 with an on-base percentage of .366. He has 72 hits this season in 219 at bats with 42 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .548 and an OPS+ of 148. Jose Abreu is hitting .275 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .332. He has totaled 63 hits and he has driven in 33 men in 229 at bats. His OPS+ is 116 while his slugging percentage is at .463. The White Sox have 511 hits, including 83 doubles and 66 home runs. Chicago has walked 148 times so far this season and they have struck out 496 times as a unit. They have left 376 men on base and have a team OPS of .717. They score 4.42 runs per contest and have scored a total of 261 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Cleveland has a 30-28 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 3.36, Carlos Carrasco has a 5-3 record and a 0.96 WHIP. He has 68 strikeouts over the 69.2 innings he's pitched. He's also given up 49 hits. He allows 6.3 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 3.57. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.45 and they have given up 150 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .221 against the Indians bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 210 batters and walked 60 opposing hitters. As a team, Cleveland allows 8.2 hits per nine innings while striking out 10 batters per nine innings. They are 9th in the league in team earned run average at 4.01. The Indians pitchers as a team have surrendered 467 base knocks and 227 earned runs this season. They have given up 66 home runs this year, which ranks 25th in Major League Baseball. Cleveland as a staff has walked 168 hitters and struck out 567 batters. They give up a walk 3 times per 9 innings while they strike out 10 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.25 while their FIP as a staff is 3.61.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .248, good for 18th in the league. The Indians hold a .419 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .322, which is good for 17th in baseball. They rank 22nd in MLB with 8.2 hits per contest. Michael Brantley comes into this matchup batting .295 with an OBP of .358. He has 57 hits this year along with 25 RBI in 193 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .425 with an OPS+ of 103. Francisco Lindor is hitting .262 this season and he has an OBP of .325. He has collected 59 hits in 225 at bats while driving in 26 runs. He has an OPS+ of 110 and a slugging percentage of .502. The Indians as a unit have 478 base hits, including 109 doubles and 69 homers. Cleveland has walked 205 times this year and they have struck out on 423 occasions. They have had 386 men left on base and have an OPS of .742. They have scored 4.47 runs per game and totaled 259 runs this season.

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